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Crisis: Hundreds Of Pupils To Miss PLE Exams In Mbarara District
Hundreds of candidates are set to miss the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in Mbarara District that are scheduled for today Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30 and 31st respectively. Mbarara District Education Officer Gabriel Ahimbisibwe said, the unfortunate incident was established after consultation meetings he held with his headteachers. He thus tasked headteachers to hunt out…
Museveni Temporarily Suspends Speakership Campaigns Over Misconduct
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has suspended campaigns for both Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 11th Parliament. We’ve learnt that Museveni issued the directive on Monday at State House in Entebbe while meeting the current Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, her Deputy Jacob Oulanyah who have both expressed interest in speakership for the 11th Parliament.…
MPs To Amend Rules After Kadaga, Oulanyah Clash For Speaker Race
Members of Parliament have been presented proposals by the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline relating to amendments to the Rules of Procedure of Parliament prior to debate. “I suggest that you study the proposals and if you want to make more proposals, they should be submitted early enough to the Clerk. A date will…
Three Security Guards Arrested Over Theft Of Arua Hospital Ambulance
Police in Arua has arrested three security guards of Arua Referral Hospital in connection with the theft of Hospital Ambulance-UG 6821M. The arrest of the three (names withheld) follows a case of motor vehicle theft, reported by the Hospital head of security-Avaga Johnston Norman at Arua Central Police Station. Dr. Gilbert Aniku, the Deputy Director…
Notorious Girls’ Killer Remanded To Kitalya Prison
Musa Musasizi ,a 23 year old suspected notorious killer has been remanded to Kitalya government prison over the murder of 4 women in Rubaga Division. The suspect commonly known as Uncle a resident of Mujomba zone in Lubaga division appeared before a magistrate at Mwanga 11 court in Mengo and charged with 4 separate files…
Equity Group Fights All Odds Of Covid-19 ,Registers 51% Balance Sheet Growth
The year 2020 was quite a challenging year given the impact of Covid-19 pandemic across the world. At the beginning of the year and the East Africa region had its first case of infection in early March. The global spread of the virus quickly became a pandemic. To comply with the World Health Organization’s prevention…
Uganda Escaped From Presidential Tyranny & Ended Up In Legislative Tyranny
By Matua Job Richard The history of our Country summarized in the preamble of 1995, is something that can only be comparable to hell or the days Israelites are said to be walking in the wilderness with lots of challenges. It is true that Tyranny meted on Citizens by former Presidents caused real suffering to…
Govt To Raise Taxes On Cars,Internet,Minerals In 2021-22 Budget
Finance Minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija, has tabled proposals for the new tax laws, which will see motor vehicle owners part with an annual license fee paid by 31st of January. The Traffic and Road Safety Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to impose, under clause 14.A, a license to permit ownership of “a motor vehicle, trailer…
60 CID Detectives Equipped With Scenes Of Skills
A total of 60 police officers from the Forensics Directorate, have today concluded a 2 weeks skilling and retooling course at the Directorate of ICT ‘s Research, Development and Innovation Centre at Kikandwa in Wakiso district. The participants were drawn from all policing regions across the country and ranged from the ranks of Police Constable…
MPs Task Govt To Compensate Suffering Families Of Former Members Of Presidential Commission
MPs want form Members of Parliament have adopted a motion to authorise the payment of emoluments and benefits to former Members of the Presidential Commission. The former Members of the Presidential Commission who included, Hon. Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol, Justice Saulo Musoke and Justice Polycarp Nyamuchoncho, now all deceased, were the Titular Heads of State of…